Fractional CIO / CTO

Effective Technology for security, strategy and growth.

Rob Wilkinson provides Fractional CIO and CTO services to SME's in Manchester and across the North West.

CIO: Chief Information Officer - An experienced technology executive who helps a business manage their IT systems, teams, strategy, and operations.

Fractional: Also known as a part-time, interim, virtual, or on-demand.

My experience includes implementing AI and digital transformation, IT security audits and improvements, technical due dilligence, optimising processes and identifying savings. Typically I get asked to audit IT systems and departments, recommend improvements and then develop and rollout an IT strategy.


Fractional CIO Services:

  • IT Strategy
  • Translating Business Requirements into Technical Solutions.
  • Bespoke solution design and development.
  • Improving business efficiency with AI or automation.
  • IT cost reduction.
  • IT reviews and recommendations.
  • Data protection advice - ICO/GDPR.
  • Change and project management.
  • Infrastructure review- network/server/telephony/PC's.
  • Technology troubleshooting.


Experience:

  • Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
  • Professional member of the British Computer Society
  • Fractional CIO/CTO (7 years)
  • IT Director (17 years)
  • Data Manager, Developer, IT Manager


Example Work

  • IT team management and direction for a business process company.
  • CTO - Designed and implemented a Care Management System
  • Fractional CIO for a Oracle consultancy and payroll BPO
  • Interim IT Director for a card payment solutions company covering long term sickness
  • IT mentor and strategic advisor for a financial services company.
  • Saved £000s migrating a marketing company to IaaS.
  • Improved work scheduling and task management for a clothing manufacturer.
  • Designing and supplying a Care Management System
  • Saved £000s per month by implementing a new cloud-based telephony service.


Fractional CIO Benefits

  • Cost - A business can expect to pay upwards of £120k pa + recruitment costs, tax and benefits for a full time CIO, CTO or IT Director. Using a Fractional CIO means you benefit from all the experience, for a fraction of the cost. Working on a flexible basis, costs start from £2400 per month.

  • Flexibility - Working with a fractional CIO means you can scale up - or down with only a months notice.

  • Risk - No long term commitments and one off projects are also welcome.

If you need help with IT security or management, or if you just think technology could be contributing more to your business, get in touch today, email robw@west30.com

Rob Wilkinson - Fractional CIO Manchester
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  • IT Strategy

    20 years experience of developing and delivering IT strategies. Aligning Technology to the business objectives.

  • IT Management

    Team management and IT support. Experienced in all aspects of infrastructure, security, development and data. Finding great value IT solutions to business problems.

  • Software

    From one-off projects to ongoing support. Fractional CIO service to review your software applications and provide support for new developments, bespoke builds or updates.

  • AI and Digital Transformation

    Improve business processes with automation, AI and digital transformation. Audit existing processes, design and project management. Stakeholder communication and management.